Buy-side firms under pressure to finalise preparation ahead of next UMR phase
With less than a month to go, the pressure is on for buy-side firms to finalise documentation and custodial arrangements on their initial margin.
Tag: Buy-side
LCH adds Euro repo to buy-side sponsored clearing model
Buy-side firms using RepoClear will now have direct access to clearing across 13 Euro debt markets and LCH’s basket repo clearing service, €GCPlus.
LGIM mandate win caps off another impressive quarter for State Street Alpha
State Street reported two new Alpha deals, including LGIM and Invesco, as well as five Alpha client mandates that went live at the end of the second quarter.
Eurex expands direct access for hedge funds to cleared repo business
According to Eurex, giving a greater range of market participants direct clearing house access will deliver tangible efficiencies to their repo operations.
SS&C Technologies launches modernised buy-side operating platform
The new platform is the latest innovation from SS&C Technologies after it launched GIDS, its new-look transfer agency and investor services platform last year.
JP Morgan to integrate Confluence risk and performance data with securities services platform
The partnership is the latest by JP Morgan as it looks to provide full investment lifecycle data products to its buy-side clients.
The art of transformation part two: The custodian view
Asset managers are increasingly turning to providers that can help them leapfrog their own legacy technologies in order to compete for the next five to 20 years.
The art of investment operations transformation part one: The buy-side view
Margin compression, new markets, and COVID-19 has created huge strains for asset managers, forcing them to review their investment operations. What solutions will firms look to turn to as they aim to transform their operations?
HSBC launches FX hedging analytics tool for buy-side
The tool from HSBC will allow asset managers to assess the effectiveness of hedging strategies and will be integrated with the bank’s single dealer platform later this year.
Amundi launches front-to-back cloud-based technology line
The French asset manager giant said its new Amundi Technology line will become a new growth driver, with a predicted revenue of €150 million within five years.